| Christine
Betz earned her BA degree in education at Indiana
University and is Licensed in Education for middle and
high school in Indiana. She has taught special needs
high school students in Baltimore, Maryland.
Christine is a NAHRA
Registered Instructor and a USDF Bronze & Silver
Medalist. All scores have been obtained in only two
years of competing!
 Christine
was the head instructor at Red Cedar Therapeutic Center
in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was responsible for
education of instructors and school horse selection and
training. She has and continues to provide instructional
riding clinics throughout Indiana & Maryland. Christine
learned to ride horses as a young child in California,
and worked with her father training and breeding
Arabians on his farm in Indiana. While growing up in
California, she and her family focused on western
horsemanship. Christine had the opportunity to observe
the training of Mexican horseman or “vaqueros” and to
catch ride for local horsemen. Additionally, Christine
learned to drive and school young miniature horses to
harness while working for Susan Harding, a breeder of
Miniature horses. Upon moving to Indiana, Christine
began to train under Monte Mendenhall, a Classical
Dressage trainer who schooled his horses in the Airs
Above Ground movements and jumping. She trained with
Mendenhall until his tragic death in 1993.
Additionally, Christine
has worked with John Lyons, and is currently training
with Marat and Janna Bakhramov. She also attends George
Morris and Axel Steiner Clinics
Christine competing on
Dark Horse Stables mare Desdemona. |
